Gold to go

The Emirates Palace has installed an ATM that dispenses gold bars at the current market rate. So Bert had to give it a try of course. So we got a nicely presented gold bar bought at the peak of gold prices, but it was a good photo opportunity.

More job satisfaction

We photographed this guy at 11pm on a Saturday evening in a mall in Abu Dhabi.

Inside Atlantis

The foyers of all hotels here in the UAE are spectacular, Atlantis is loud though, with water everywhere! This fountain is all made of hand blown glass.

Atlantis Palm Jumeira

We spent the weekend with Jenni Matt and the two girls at Atlantis on the Palm Jumeira. I really didn't think Atlantis was all that fantastic but as far as a destination goes it couldn't be any better. It is on the outer crescant of the palm. If you look at the photo, the main road goes up the trunk of the palm, then disappears under the sea into a tunnel and comes out on the outer crescent at Atlantis.

Ella

Ella is just two and as cute and sweet as could be. It was so lovely to have them here to have time to play and chat with them

Grandbabies

Bert's daughter Jennifer, and her husband Matt and two lovely girls Ella, aged 2 and Heidi 7 months came to visit. Bert saw Heidi when she was a newborn but I have never met her, so it was lovely to spend some time with her and get to know her.

Bert in a balloon

Bert recently went up in a helium balloon that we have seen driving along Sheik Zayad road, the main freeway through Dubai. It was a Friday, so much quieter than usual, and for a change it was a reasonably clear day. The balloon usually goes up to 150 metres but Bert was the only passenger on this day so the guy took up even higher to 285 metres. He got some great photos of Dubai south and the Jebel Ali area